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Statement on
Israel by the SPUSA International Commission, December 24, 2010  The
International Commission of the Socialist Party
USA calls for an
immediate end to the 43 year occupation of Gaza,
the West Bank, East
Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, during which
Israel has repeatedly and
blatantly violated the laws of the Geneva
Convention by committing
numerous acts of lethal and non-lethal ethnic
cleansing; hoarding of
resources and colonization of occupied land with
distinction to both
ethnicity and religion; not only failed to protect
noncombatants but
actively sought to harm them through collective
punishment measures;
and detained and publicly humiliated hostages.
These violations are
internationally recognized war crimes which should
be tried at the
International Court of Justice.Israel has been
able to sustain its
policy of aggression and occupation by the
use of an enormous
infusion of funds in the form of U.S. military
aid. The International
Commission of the Socialist Party USA calls for an
immediate end to all
military and economic aid to Israel from the
United States government.We demand an immediate end to the blockade of the Gaza Strip and a cessation of military aggression against civilians. However, we recognize that petitions for greater decorum on the part of Israel are not sufficient. Israel's status as a Zionist state, promoting the welfare and interests of one particular group (the Jewish people) over all others determines its aggressive and divisive nature. Although every capitalist state is an apparatus for the oppression of one class by another, a religious state imposes a second layer of division and marginalization. We continue to call for the self-determination and freedom of the Palestinian people in all of the land collectively recognized as the state of Israel and the Occupied Territories, in which all the rights and welfare of all of its populace will be equally respected. As democratic socialists, we will work with all of those involved to achieve the above goals." The International Commission of the Socialist Party USA endorses the July 2005 call of 180 Palestinian organizations for a boycott of Israeli goods, as well as those produced by non-Israeli corporations that invest in Israel, and a divestment from Israeli corporations. Furthermore, the International Commission agrees with the Palestinian call that these "non-violent punitive measures" be maintained until Israel complies with international law by ending its siege of the Gaza Strip and its occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights;by recognizing the right to full equality of all its citizens; and by "respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated by UN Resolution 194. |
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